Tech

John Oliver on Police Surveillance: ‘Big Brother on steroids’

The host tore into ‘wildly invasive’ cameras, microphones and license plate readers that police use to track Americans

Whey to go! Could the cheese byproduct heat our homes and fuel our cars?

British cheesemakers have struggled to find a use for the 95,000 tonnes of salty whey they produce every year. But researchers may have come up with a solution

Spider-Man: Brand New Day: new characters, new flaws, new tech and brain-exploding future consequences

Now you’ve seen the new Spidey, let’s talk about new baddies (or are they goodies?), X-Men alumni, painful relationships and a potential Spidey-pig

From Living Roofs to Rainwater Harvesting: The Future of Sustainable Homes

A new book, Homes for Our Time, by Philip Jodidio, showcases the quiet revolution in green residential architecture

Nolan’s film could make The Odyssey the most sought-after book in the US

The nearly 2,700-year-old epic poem is flying off shelves at bookstores and libraries after the blockbuster film came out

Nolan's Odyssey Shows What Happens When a Leader's Violations Are Rewarded

The Greeks learn at Troy that breaking the rules works, then carry the lesson home. Nolan's film shows how an exception becomes a habit of power

The Ribbon Hero review

Yûki Igarashi’s adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s influential manga is a conservative (if impressively animated) reimagining that dulls the source material’s pioneering elements

How AI Could Make People More Anxious

Researchers warn that the design of chatbots is a “perfect storm” for anxiety.

The end of the world: how players mourn the death of their favourite online games

Online multiplayer changed the trajectory of games, but the cost of keeping servers running means every virtual world is doomed to die – sooner or later

Comically chaotic chat with no boundaries: best podcasts of the week

Fern Brady and Alison Spittle return for natter with no rules. Plus, the viral red phone is back on the bridge

CEO of AI firm Hugging Face calls last month's hack by OpenAI model 'very weird and unprecedented'

August 2, 2026 / 3:08 PM EDT / CBS News

‘The greatest arms I’ve ever seen’: Matt Damon’s muscular female stunt double Devyn Dalton

Canadian stuntwoman is only 4ft 6in and stood in for star to make the giant Laestrygonians appear even bigger